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[Hiber-nation]

Elton is doing just great here, obviously can't do the high notes but he's making vocal adjustments

Getting a bit emotional hearing Someone Saved My Life tonight, takes me back to seeing him in the Playhouse in 1976. Hope he doesn't try to jump on to the piano like he did that night!

[Aldo]

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Candi Station great performance. Started with no one particularly interested and ended up with a field full of fans. Nice one.

She was good. 83 years young!

[Lancs Harp]

Didnt realise she was quite that old. Was guessing 70s. Brilliant performace from a true icon. Won the crowd over quite brilliantly from what I would guess was an initial audience who didnt really know who she was or what she had done.

[Willis1875]

Elton was sensational

[MountcastleHibs]

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Elton was sensational

An absolute masterclass.

[He's here!]

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An absolute masterclass.

Phenomenal.

Just one question...folk adore his song 'Tiny Dancer' but what is it about? Who is the tiny dancer and why are they tiny?

[Hibby70]

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Phenomenal.

Just one question...folk adore his song 'Tiny Dancer' but what is it about? Who is the tiny dancer and why are they tiny?

A Hearts casual I believe

[marinello59]

A great set from The Silencers tonight at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Jimmie O’Neill was in great form. Played the old hits and a smattering of new stuff which sounds pretty good.

[Hibbyradge]

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Elton was sensational

Arguably the best headliner yet.

[Hibbyradge]

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A Hearts casual I believe

😃👍

[J-C]

I wouldn't go out my way to listen to his tunes but I grew up with his songs being played on the radio, I thought Elton was sensational last night, as has been said he adjusted his vocals as the high notes are harder nowadays but what a performance.

[Sloop67]

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A great set from The Silencers tonight at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Jimmie O’Neill was in great form. Played the old hits and a smattering of new stuff which sounds pretty good.

I saw them on Friday night in Gala , fabulous show

[blackpoolhibs]

Have to disagree about Elton, we both burst out laughing when he walked on stage like a constipated Mrs Doubtfire.

Of course the songs are legendary, but i thought he came across as an old Vic Reeves singing as the pub singer from shooting stars.

I saw him twice in my life, once in America, and once at the playhouse, brilliant both times, but last night was not for me.

[CropleyWasGod]

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Phenomenal.

Just one question...folk adore his song 'Tiny Dancer' but what is it about? Who is the tiny dancer and why are they tiny?

Bernie Taupin's ex-wife, Maxine. She was the "seamstress for the band" before she "married the music man."

She also coined the phrase "The bitch is back" whenever Elton was in a bad mood.

[Tyler Durden]

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Never seen an adult so defensive about a band. His accent is gone and his interviews have shown he's sailing up his own rear. I've seen them live loads the early gigs were unreal. Some bands can keep that fire but it's hard to sing about being kids when your adult millionaires, that's true for all big bands.

The songs are just completely different and pretty pish a big number agree and many don't. Those that don't are weirdly protective. I like a lot of oasis later stuff most don't and I honestly couldn't care less each to there own.

Also saw James brown when he was 70 and he sung his tunes at 100mph and danced like a radge, superb

Ha ha, guilty as charged I suppose!

I was out on Friday and saw some of the chat about Arctic Monkeys online. Thought the set must have been a bit of an off day, maybe down to his illness. Then I watched it and just found most of the criticism to be pretty misplaced IMO. Albeit there were big gaps between tracks which didn't help. Not sure what that was all about.

I just don't get the argument about songs not sounding exactly like recorded versions.....surely that is part of the appeal of a live performance. It was also true of virtually any act I watched at Glastonbury this weekend.

A few tracks were slowed slightly but stuff like Dancefloor and Teddy Picker were delivered at 100mph as normal. And the new material, for me Body Paint and it's big jam outro was the absolute highlight of the set.

Each to their own etc

[Sylar]

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Balbardie was the Hotel/Pub with Boozy Suzies to the rear.

I also frequented the Dreadnaught and Manhattans.

I was brought up in Craigshill and remember the last bus from Bathgate going round all the streets in Livingston etc. was carnage some evenings.

I do remember seeing Goodbye Mr McKenzie okay in Bathgate before they made it big.

I learned how to drink in that place. Many an evening in the front bar playing pool and drinking a few pints with friends from school. Only went to the nightclub a handful of times, but it was a real shame when that old building fell empty and eventually into dereliction.

Sorry, a bit of a derailing of the thread I guess but I have fond memories of that place.

[Pretty Boy]

I feared the worst when i saw Elton John hobble out looking like a parody of himself but he was very good. I've seen him a couple of times before and his voice has definitely declined, and the reviews of his current tour are very mixed, but he was on good form last night and has adapted his style to reflect he just can't do what he used to.

Thought Guns n Roses were awful, or rather Axl Rose was awful. The rest of the band were still tight and there seemed to be good chemistry but Axl's voice is just shot. There were a few glimpses of what used to be but for the most part it wasn't good. I do wonder if the TV has done him a bit dirty though as the reviews from critics in attendance were far more positive (or at least some of them were).

I enjoyed the Arctic Monkeys. Nowhere near their best but some of the criticism they are getting is way OTT. I get why Alex Turner might rub people up the wrong way with the American accent and whatever but they still put on a show. Their sound has evolved and when you have almost 2 decades of back catalogue then you are never going to please everyone as we'll all have our favourites. I'm not a fan of bands that point blank refuse to play their biggest hits but you couldn't accuse them off that as plenty of the big hitters got an airing.

I quite enjoyed just flicking through the coverage on and off all weekend. Watching some stuff I usually wouldn't and enjoying the spectacle of it all.

[Bridge hibs]

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A great set from The Silencers tonight at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Jimmie O’Neill was in great form. Played the old hits and a smattering of new stuff which sounds pretty good.

Was that an acoustic set mate or full on ? Agree Jimmie O’Neill is some chanter but I preferred JJ Gilmours energy and his vocals

[Frazerbob]

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Have to disagree about Elton, we both burst out laughing when he walked on stage like a constipated Mrs Doubtfire.

Of course the songs are legendary, but i thought he came across as an old Vic Reeves singing as the pub singer from shooting stars.

I saw him twice in my life, once in America, and once at the playhouse, brilliant both times, but last night was not for me.

Harsh

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Have to disagree about Elton, we both burst out laughing when he walked on stage like a constipated Mrs Doubtfire.

Of course the songs are legendary, but i thought he came across as an old Vic Reeves singing as the pub singer from shooting stars.

I saw him twice in my life, once in America, and once at the playhouse, brilliant both times, but last night was not for me.

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[Sylar]

It certainly wasn't an Elton in his prime, but surely, much like GnR, nobody was expecting that?

Glasto isn't my scene at the best of times (it just comes across as a bit too w***y and unaligned to my music tastes), but this year seemed especially poor - with the caveats that 1) of course it's easy to say that as an armchair fan, and b) I wouldn't pay to see any of the advertised acts individually anyway. GnR's somewhat painful headline performance, a divisive Arctic Monkeys set (which I thought was OK but a bit boring in places), the Lana Del Rey debacle, the very sad events around Lewis Capaldi, and a pretty mediocre show from Elton.

I said on Friday few would top the Foo Fighters and I feel that still stands. They were the best act I seen all weekend (opinions may vary, naturally).

It certainly hasn't convinced me I'm missing out on anything by not being in attendance for future Glastonbury's.

[J-C]

Watched Queen's of the Stone Age on the I player, what a brilliant set, absolutely spot on vocals and tight as hell band, 78 minutes of cracking rock.

[Pretty Boy]

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Watched Queen's of the Stone Age on the I player, what a brilliant set, absolutely spot on vocals and tight as hell band, 78 minutes of cracking rock.

Saw them headline King Tuts at T in The Park in 2007 and they were unbelievable. The energy in the tent was unreal, I still don't understand anyone who went to see Snow Patrol headline the main stage instead but each to their own.

More generally I think with Glastonbury people have to remember you only see a fraction of the entire set up on TV as they focus on the biggest names on the Pyramid Stage and to a lesser extent the Park and Other Stages. There were over 60 stages at the festival this year and when you include other events over 100 venues with something going on. If you look through the line ups for each stage there is a huge range of genres and generations covered and it would be a miracle if you didn't find something that appealed to you. I used to be a bit sceptical of the whole thing but a few of my mates went about 5 or so years ago and I've been jealous ever since.

[J-C]

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Saw them headline King Tuts at T in The Park in 2007 and they were unbelievable. The energy in the tent was unreal, I still don't understand anyone who went to see Snow Patrol headline the main stage instead but each to their own.

More generally I think with Glastonbury people have to remember you only see a fraction of the entire set up on TV as they focus on the biggest names on the Pyramid Stage and to a lesser extent the Park and Other Stages. There were over 60 stages at the festival this year and when you include other events over 100 venues with something going on. If you look through the line ups for each stage there is a huge range of genres and generations covered and it would be a miracle if you didn't find something that appealed to you. I used to be a bit sceptical of the whole thing but a few of my mates went about 5 or so years ago and I've been jealous ever since.

Never done a festival, the wife doesn't fancy it although we do go to quite a lot of gigs, generally rock/indie. I'll spend the next few days going through the iplayer watching loads of bands doing their thing, as you say the BBC tend to just show the bigger acts and the Pyramid stage.

[marinello59]

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Was that an acoustic set mate or full on ? Agree Jimmie O’Neill is some chanter but I preferred JJ Gilmours energy and his vocals

It was an acoustic set……though one of the guitars was electric. Worked well, plenty of singalong momentsmoments.

[Stairway 2 7]

It's all gone very royal variety. Pop bands and bands of yesteryear.

If they followed the same formula as now who would they have had in 1971 instead of having Hawkwind, The Grateful Dead, Marc Bolan and David Bowie. Would it be Al Jolson, Bing Crosby and Cab Calloway?

[CropleyWasGod]

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Never done a festival, the wife doesn't fancy it although we do go to quite a lot of gigs, generally rock/indie. I'll spend the next few days going through the iplayer watching loads of bands doing their thing, as you say the BBC tend to just show the bigger acts and the Pyramid stage.

If I've guessed your taste right, have a look at The Hu. (yeah, just as you think it's pronounced )

I'm interested in your view of them.......

[Sylar]

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If I've guessed your taste right, have a look at The Hu. (yeah, just as you think it's pronounced )

I'm interested in your view of them.......

They're so much fun. The crowd they got at Download was incredible - musically, extremely gifted!

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Bernie Taupin's ex-wife, Maxine. She was the "seamstress for the band" before she "married the music man."

[J-C]

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If I've guessed your taste right, have a look at The Hu. (yeah, just as you think it's pronounced )

I'm interested in your view of them.......

Had a listen and erm, nope not what I'd listen to but thanks anyway, I do listen to a wide variety of music and I appreciate the Hu are talented musicians but just not my thing.